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Enemies united in pain as Russia trumpets victory

The memories of the short, vicious war Georgia and Russia fought over the tiny breakaway province of South Ossetia keep flooding back to haunt Ana Robertovna: the screams, the noise, the smoke and, most unbearable of all, the terrified pleading eyes of her grandchildren hiding in the basement as barrage after barrage of Georgian Grad missiles slammed into the houses above.

"After the bombardment we heard the rumble of the tanks and heard on the radio that the Georgians had entered the town," said Robertovna.

The Georgian soldiers were firing into the cellars and ordering everyone to come outside.

"My granddaughter Sasha was screaming loudest of all. She is only 10. I had to clap my hand over her mouth to stop the Georgians hearing her. They were killing people in the street as they came out of the cellars. We stayed hidden but we knew we could not hide